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Issue: Vol. 5005 No. 2: 26 Jul. 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-07-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5005.2.6
Page range: 201-217
Abstract views: 356
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Additions to the knowledge of the genus Lyroda Say (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) from India with the descriptions of two new species

Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala-673006, India.
Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala-673006, India.
Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala-673006, India.
Crabroninae digger wasp Lyroda new species new record key Hymenoptera

Abstract

The species of Lyroda Say from India are examined and two new species are described: Lyroda aurea Mawadda and Girish Kumar and L. nuda Mawadda and Girish Kumar. L. binghami Tsuneki is newly reported from India. Records of other species of Lyroda from various states of India are presented. A modified key to the species of Lyroda from the Oriental Region is provided.

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